Across the spectrum of uses for artificial intelligence, one stands out. The big, inspiring A.I. opportunity on the horizon, experts agree, lies in accelerating and transforming scientific discovery and development. Fed by vast troves of scientific data, A.I. promises to generate new drugs to combat disease, new agriculture to feed the world’s population and new…
A hacking group with ties to Russia has claimed responsibility for the massive cyberattack on X, which saw the social media platform unable to be accessed by thousands of users, although user functionality was quickly restored. Cybersecurity group SpyoSecure said in a March 10 post to X that hacker group Dark Storm made a Telegram…
Five years after Covid-19 shut down activities all over the world, medical historians sometimes struggle to place the pandemic in context. What, they are asking, should this ongoing viral threat be compared with? Is Covid like the 1918 flu, terrifying when it was raging but soon relegated to the status of a long-ago nightmare? Is…
By now, Ora Larson recognizes what’s happening. “It feels like you’re shaking inside,” she said. “I’m speeded up. I’m anxious.” If someone asks whether she would like a salad for lunch, she doesn’t know how to respond. She has had several such episodes this year, and they seem to be coming more frequently. “She stares…
Mar 9, 2025; New York, New York, USA; Columbus Blue Jackets center Adam Fantilli (19) celebrates his hat trick against the New York Rangers with defenseman Ivan Provorov (9) and left wing Dmitri Voronkov (10) during the third period at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to…
As President Trump addressed Congress last week, he veered off script to attack a sensitive topic, the CHIPS Act, a bipartisan law aimed at making the United States less reliant on Asia for semiconductors. Republican lawmakers had sought and received reassurances over the past few months that the Trump administration would support the program Congress…
Solana network revenue and total value locked onchain have collapsed in the past two months as interest in memecoins has continued to taper off. Weekly network revenue on the Solana blockchain hit a record high of $55.3 million in mid-January amid the height of the memecoin minting frenzy. However, revenue has since tanked 93% to…
Researchers have corrected a disease-causing gene mutation with a single infusion carrying a treatment that precisely targeted the errant gene. This was the first time a mutated gene has been restored to normal. The small study of nine patients announced Monday by the company Beam Therapeutics of Cambridge, Mass., involved fixing a spelling error involving…
As Desiree Frederickson, 40, started watching the third season of “The White Lotus,” the show quickly became personal for her. “I was immediately triggered,” she said. The HBO series follows guests and employees around the White Lotus, a fictional resort chain, with this season set in Koh Samui, an island in Thailand. Among the gaggle…
Feb 19, 2023; Houston, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars assistant coach Quannas White reacts during the second half against the Memphis Tigers at Fertitta Center. Mandatory Credit: Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images Well-respected Houston associate head coach Quannas White was named head coach at Louisiana on Monday. White, 44, has been preparing to be a head man for…
